At the end of a G8 that was set for disaster, a last minute announcement of $20 billion to tackle the food crises provides a small glimmer of hope within a Summit that been characterized by a lack of ambition and no connection to the depths of crises affecting billions of men, women and children across the world.
G8 leaders today announced an ‘historic achievement’ in agreeing to keep global temperature rises below 2 degrees, and reduce emissions 80% by 2050 in developed countries. However the Global Call to Action Against Poverty warns G8 leaders history will judge them harshly if they do not set a clear path to achieving these goals with ambitious short-term targets.
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) condemned the G8 development communiqué, calling it utterly lacking in constructive solutions and falling to recognize the depths of the global poverty, climate and economic crises.
